The Anderson School at UCLA Ranks Third Globally in Research Productivity in the Areas of Operations Research and Information Technology

UCLA Ranks 8th Among Universities

LOS ANGELES — The Anderson School at UCLA ranks an impressive third in the world among business schools for research and publication productivity in the areas of information systems, information technology and operations research, according to OR/MS magazine.

A study published in the December 2002 issue of OR/MS magazine examined research output by professors at business schools and universities around the world in four key Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) journals from 1990 through 2002:

Management Science

Information Systems Research

Operations Research

INFORMS Journal on Computing

Among universities, UCLA ranks 8th in research productivity in these flagship INFORMS publications, according to the OR/MS study. In this category, the study reviewed research among a variety of academic departments, including accounting, finance, math, industrial engineering, operations research, management science, information systems and information technology.

"We're very proud of our faculty's accomplishments in state of the art research," said Rakesh Sarin, Paine Professor of Management and senior associate dean and chair of the faculty at The Anderson School. "The boundless energy and creativity of our faculty makes The Anderson School a great place to work and creates an ideal environment for scholarly research."

According to OR/MS magazine, the bi-weekly publication for INFORMS members, the four publications were chosen for their representation of high quality scholarship in quantitative/technical research. These publications — with the exception of the INFORMS Journal on Computing — are used by BusinessWeek as part of their rankings of top business schools. In the BusinessWeek rankings, The Anderson School consistently fares among the top 10 in the "Intellectual Capital" category.

"The high ranking this survey confirms that our faculty is involved in high quality research that is having an impact on management science broadly defined. It is especially gratifying to note that faculty from all of our academic areas have published in these prestigious journals," said Prof. Sarin.

About The Anderson School at UCLA
The Anderson School at UCLA is perennially ranked among the top-tier business schools in the world. Award-winning faculty renowned for their research and teaching, highly selective admissions, successful alumni and world-class facilities combine to provide an extraordinary learning environment. Established in 1935, The Anderson School provides management education to more than 1,300 students enrolled in full-time, part-time and executive MBA programs and doctoral programs.

The Anderson School's faculty includes outstanding educators and researchers who share their scholarship and expertise in such fundamental areas as finance, marketing, accounting, business economics, decision sciences, operations and technology management, human resources and organizational behavior, information systems, strategy and policy.

Recognizing that the school offers unparalleled expertise in management education, the world's business community turns to The Anderson School at UCLA as a center of influence for the ideas, innovations, strategies and talent that will shape the future.